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Gjama (2021)

Name: Gjama
Director: Zgjim Elshani
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-10-08
Duration: 9 min
Rating: 4.0
Cast: Geg Zefi, Gjon Kosteri, Kol Martini, Ndue Fusha, Gjon Fiku

IMDb 4.00h 9mDocumentary

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Plot Summary

“Gjama” is a rarely practiced mourning ritual that was performed by Albanian men throughout the centuries. By shouting specific phrases and acting out a strict choreography, it is a way of paying respect to the deceased but also overcoming grief and pain over the loss of a loved one. Through the documentation of the re-enactment of the ritual, Zgjim Elshani seeks to recover fragments of the practice in the communities where this form of collective grieving is still a way of overcoming loss. By doing so, the project intends to rethink collective grieving and what it means to publicly display emotions in a male-headed society.